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TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1953
OF 20095OZ MAY 87
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MY TELNO 1786 : FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS IN HONG KONG
WE HAVE TODAY ISSUED A PRESS STATEMENT TO CONFIRM THAT THE
DIRECTOR OF HIMMIGRATION HAS AGREED TO CONSIDER, ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, THE POSSIBILITY OF ALLOWING FDHS CAUGHT BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON REVISED CONDITIONS OF SERVICE TO CHANGE EMPLOYERS AND TO ATTEST NEW CONTRACTS BEFORE RETURNING TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. ONLY THOSE WHOSE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN TERMINATED IN WRITING ENITHER BY THEMSELVES OR BY THEIR EMPLOYERS WHITHIN TWO-MONTHS BEFORE 17 APRIL FALL UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT. THEY HAVE UNTIL 17 JUNE TO SUBMIT THE R CASE. N SO DOING, THEY MUST PRODUCE EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THE CONTRACTS WERE TERMINATED BEFORE 17 APRIL.
2. TH MS IS NOT (NOT) A CONCESSION AND INS MEANT TO HELP THOSE GENUINELY CAUGHT BY SURPRISE BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE REVISED COND IT HONS OF EMPLOYMENT ON 17 APRIL.
3. THE ARRANGEMENT IS INCLUDED IN A REPLY TO THE PETITION TO THE
GOVERNOR BY THE UNIFIL HK. THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF THE
PHILIPPANES HAS ALSO BEEN INFORMED BY D OF IMM.
WILSON
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